Disinfecting device



(No Model.) 4

J. H. WERNER. DISINFEGTING DEVICE.

Patented May 28,1895.

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m: mums PEI'DE cm. PHOTp-LITN ATENT JOHN H. WERNER, on oANTomouIo.

DISINFECTING DEVICE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 539,927, dated May 28, 1895.

Application filed July l2,1894.' $erial No. 517,286. (No model.)

To the top or upper end of the vaporizing To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN H. WERNER, a citireceptacle A, is removably attached the caszen of the United States, residing at Canton, ing 0, which casingis perforated substan- 55 in the county of Stark and State of Ohio, have tially as shown, and for the purpose of pro-.

invented certain new-and useful Improve-- tecting the wick without cutting off ventilamentsinDisinfectant-Exhalers; andIdo heretion, the wire guaze c is provided, which wire bydeclarethatthefollowingisafull,clear,and gauze is preferably located upon the inside exactdescription of the same,referen cebeing of the casing O. The top or upper end of 60 had to the annexed drawings, making a part the casing G, is provided with the hood D.

of this specification, and to the letters of ref- The top or upper end of the vaporizing reerence marked thereon, in which ceptacle A, is provided with wick slots (1, Figure 1 is a longitudinal vertical section which wick slots are located and arranged showing the different parts properly adjusted substantially as shown in Fig. 3, and are for 65 and arranged. Fig. 2 is a vertical section the purpose of receiving the wick E as herethrough line 00 00, except that the device in inafter described.

Fig. 2 is a true vertical section. Fig. 3 is a The liquid retaining receptacle B, is filled top view showing the liquid-retaining rewith the disinfecting liquid by removing the ceptacle' removed. Fig. 4 is a detached view drip tube e and inverting said receptacle as 7o of the liquid-retaining receptacle, showing illustrated in Fig. 4., after which the tube e, the same inverted or upside down. is placed in its normal position with refer- The present invention has relation to disence to the receptacle B, and said receptacle infect-ant exhalers, and it consists in the difplaced in the position illustrated in Figs. 1 ferent parts and combination of parts hereand 2. It will be understood that a quantity inafter described and particularly pointed of.the liquid will fiow from the receptacle B, 25 out in the claims. through the tube e, thereby partially filling Similar letters of reference indicate correthe receptacle A. When the liquid in the sponding parts in all of the figures of the receptacle A rises above the bottom or lower drawings. end of the tube e, the flow is cut-off, thereby In the accompanying drawings, A repreatmospherically closing the receptacle B. 7

o sents the vaporizing chamber or receptacle, In use one end of the wick E is extended which is preferably of the form shown, and downward and into the liquid, substantially is of a size to correspond with the size of the as shown, from whence it is brought up over device to be constructed. the receptacle B, and extended into the re- The liquid retaining receptacle B is subceptacle A, and held a short distance above 5 stantially of the form shown in the drawings, the top of the liquid line in the receptacle A. and when in use it is located upon the top or The wick E, is held at the desired point of upper end of the vaporizing receptacle A, and adjustment by means of the points f, which is held a short distance away from the top or points engage .the wick. It will be underupper end of said vaporizing chamber or restood that as the liquid is drawn upward 4o ceptacle, for the purpose of providing better through the wick by capillary attraction the ventilation, and is supported as hereinafter disinfecting vapor will be exuded and quickly described. disseminated, thereby accomplishing the ob- The top or upper end of the vaporizing reject of the'invention.

ceptacle A, is provided with the socket or thim- By the peculiar arrangement above de- 45 ble a, which thimble receives and holds the scribed thestrength of the disinfectingliquid tube or extension 1;, which tube or extension is retained, inasmuch as when the liquid line supports the liquid retaining receptacle B, falls below the bottom of the tube e, an adat the required height. For the purpose of ditional quantity of liquid will flow, thereby Ico retaining the liquid in the receptacle B the, automatically closing the bottom or lower 50 tube or extension b is to be closed, as the only end of the tube, and at the same time cutting object of said extension is to support the reoff the flow of liquid thereby producing an ceptacle. even supply.

For the purpose of providing for ventila-- tion, the receptacle A, is provided with the open tube F, which open tube allows a current of air to ascend upward through said tube.

It will be understood, that by arranging the wick E, as shown,all of the surplus liquid will be conveyed to the receptacle, the liquid finding its way to the lower end of the wick that is located above the liquid line in tire receptacle A.

The slots 01 are for the purpose of providing means for entering the wick E.

The'devioe proper may be attached to the board G, which board may be suspended together with the device by means of the eyes 9, or its equivalent; but it will be understood that this is not essential, as it shows but one o of many ways that might be employed to support the device proper.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination of the vaporizing chamher or receptacle A, provided with wick slots, the tube or extension I), the liquid receptacle B, provided with the drip tube a, a wick both ends of which are located within the receptacle A, one end thereof below the liquid line, and the other above, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. The combination of a vaporizing chamber provided with a liquid receptacle located above the vaporizing receptacle or chamber, and provided with the drip tube 6 extended into the vaporizing chamber, the wick E located over the liquid receptacle B, and eX- tended into the receptacle A,substantially as and for the purpose specified.

In testimony that I claim the above I have hereinto subscribed my name in the presence of'two Witnesses. 7

JOHN H. WERNER.

Witnesses:

E. A. 0. SMITH, F. W. BOND. 

